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Prefectures and the commune of the Central African Republic Préfectures et la commune de la République centrafricaine (French)
Category	Unitary state
Location	Central African Republic
Number	20 Prefectures
Populations	(Prefectures only): 43,229 (Bamingui-Bangoran) – 430,506 (Ouham-Pendé)
Areas	(Prefectures only): 17,210 km (6,643 sq mi) (Kémo) – 86,700 km (33,460 sq mi) (Haute-Kotto)
Government	Prefecture government, National government
Subdivisions	Sub-Prefecture

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Since 10 December 2020, The Central African Republic is administratively divided into 20 prefectures (French: préfectures, Sango: kodoro kômanda-kôta) and the capital city of Bangui, which is an autonomous commune (French: commune autonome, Sango: kôta-gbata).

Each prefecture is governed by a local assembly called General Council (Conseil Général), presided by a Prefect (Préfet). The prefectures are further subdivided into 71 sub-prefectures.

Prefectures are all named after major rivers passing through their areas:

• Ubangi, Nana, Mambéré, Kadeï, Lobaye, M'Poko, Ombella, Sangha, Kémo, Ouaka, Kotto, and Mbomou all flow into the Congo River.
• Pendé, Ouham, Gribingui, Bamingui, Bangoran, and Vakaga all flow into the Chari River, and then into Lake Chad.

(Basse ("Lower") means downstream, and Haut or Haute ("Upper") means upstream.)

See also

• ISO 3166-2:CF

References

1. Oubangui Médias, Oubangui Médias (11 December 2020). "La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangi Medias. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
2. "Central African Republic: Administrative Division (Prefectures and Sub-Prefectures - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

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Prefectures	Bamingui-Bangoran Bangui Basse-Kotto Haute-Kotto Haut-Mbomou Kémo Lobaye Lim-Pendé Mambéré Mambéré-Kadéï Mbomou Nana-Grébizi Nana-Mambéré Ombella-M'Poko Ouaka Ouham Ouham-Fafa Ouham-Pendé Sangha-Mbaéré Vakaga

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